Lamot Monika, Kerman Katja, Kirbiš Andrej
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
Front Psychol. 2024 Jan 30;15:1332697. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1332697. eCollection 2024.
Politically left-leaning individuals are more likely to get vaccinated against COVID-19, although little is known about the mechanisms underlying the ideological differences in vaccination intentions. Understanding the extent to which trust in the healthcare system, in complementary and alternative medicine, and the perceived threat from the disease contribute to these disparities is crucial, as it could inform targeted interventions to address vaccine hesitancy across the political spectrum.
The present cross-sectional study conducted among adults living in Slovenia ( = 858) examined the mediating role of trust in the healthcare system, trust in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and the perceived threat from the virus on COVID-19 vaccination intention.
We found that leftist ideology and trust in the healthcare system positively predicted vaccination intention, whereas CAM negatively predicted this intention. In addition, left-leaning individuals expressed greater trust in the healthcare system and lower trust in CAM, resulting in higher levels of COVID-19 vaccination intention. The serial mediation model confirmed that trust in CAM was a negative predictor, while trust in the healthcare system positively predicted perceived threat.
When dealing with vaccine hesitancy among right-oriented individuals, strategies should focus on enhancing trust in the healthcare system and critically evaluating the reliance on CAM.
政治倾向偏左的人更有可能接种新冠疫苗，尽管对于疫苗接种意愿上的意识形态差异背后的机制知之甚少。了解对医疗保健系统、补充和替代医学的信任程度以及对疾病的感知威胁在多大程度上导致了这些差异至关重要，因为这可以为针对不同政治派别的疫苗犹豫问题制定有针对性的干预措施提供依据。
本横断面研究在斯洛文尼亚的成年人（n = 858）中进行，考察了对医疗保健系统的信任、对补充和替代医学（CAM）的信任以及对病毒的感知威胁在新冠疫苗接种意愿中的中介作用。
我们发现，左翼意识形态和对医疗保健系统的信任正向预测接种意愿，而对补充和替代医学的信任则负向预测接种意愿。此外，政治倾向偏左的人对医疗保健系统表现出更大的信任，对补充和替代医学的信任较低，从而导致更高水平的新冠疫苗接种意愿。序列中介模型证实，对补充和替代医学的信任是一个负向预测因素，而对医疗保健系统的信任正向预测感知威胁。
在应对右翼人群中的疫苗犹豫问题时，策略应侧重于增强对医疗保健系统的信任，并批判性地评估对补充和替代医学的依赖。
